A DAREDEVIL is planning to jump out of an aeroplane at 10,000ft while raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care - despite having a fear of heights.

Dawn Williams, 21, has been planning the daring stunt for two months and will finally take a leap into the unknown when she completes the challenge this Saturday at an airfield near Whitchurch.

Dawn, who works as a customer service advisor for O2 at Preston Brook, said: 'I'm absolutely terrified because I'm scared of heights but it's all for a good cause.

'I chose to raise money for Marie Curie because I know people who have been affected by cancer.'

After jumping out the plane strapped to an instructor, Dawn will free-fall for a stomach-churning 5,000ft before her parachute opens, delivering her smoothly back down to earth.

Established in 1948, Marie Curie Cancer Care is one of the UK's largest charities, caring for about 25,000 cancer patients and their families every year.

Dawn, of Waterside Court, Runcorn, has already reached her initial target of raising £500 for the charity but, with the help of GW Ground Maintenance in Sandymoore, hopes to push that figure up to £700.